Midterm: Illness Scripts

Question 1

Define illness script?

Answer 1

An organized summary of a providers knowledge of disease

-aka mental cue cards to represent a disease

Question 2

5 Concepts of Illness scripts?

Answer 2

1. Fault (pathophys)
2. Enabling conditions (epidemiology/contextual factors)
3. Consequences (symptoms and signs)
4. Time course
5. Management